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Bima, Bimo 1

Height 93 cm, width 42 cm
Order Number: SPC18

Background: Bimo was the second of the Pandawa brothers, who are the heroes. He searched for the meaning of life. His father was Betoro Bayu, the God of the Winds, and grandson of the supreme deity, Batara Guru, the same as Hanoman. His coarse appearance – round protruding eyes and a long nose, large frame and wide stance, thunderous voice and a long finger nail which he used in battle – is different from his other refined brothers.

All three, Bimo, Gods of the Winds and Hanoman, have the long fingernail and wear the sacred chequered, magical, poleng loin cloth, of red (for Brahma), white (for Siwa or Batara Guru), black (for Wisnu and Kresna) and yellow (for Surya, the sun god) check.

Bimo was known for his great strength and violence in battle. He wielded a club and strode through forests and seas and didn’t use a chariot. He refused any pomp and finery and spoke even to the gods in coarse language. He was muscular and clumbsy, but his courage and honesty and fighting skill made him amongst the most admired.

On the tenth and last day of the last war, Bimo struck a huge blow on Suyadono’s thigh and killed him, the last of the Kurawa c